This note pertains to all Non-Rate
assignments whether being reassigned after their first tour as a Non-Rate,
graduating "A" School or successful completion of striker requirements
(though "A" School and striker assignments are completed by the rated
Assignment Officers (AO), this note still applies). If you are married to
another military member (CG or other branch) and want to be co-located with
your spouse, your AO must be notified via you Chain of Command and/or in the
comments section of your E-Resume. As per the MILITARY
ASSIGNMENTS AND AUTHORIZED ABSENCES, co-locations
are not guaranteed due to the needs of the service. However AOs will work
together to achieve these assignments whenever possible. In addition to your
E-Resume comments, your billet choices should geographically align with your
spouse's current unit (for example, if your spouse is stationed on board the
CGC BERTHOLF, the assignments you request should be as close to Alameda, CA
as possible). The AO will not re-assign your spouse to the area you receive
orders to until he/she is tour complete and only then if there is a service
need in that area. If Commands have questions or concerns regarding Non-Rate
co-locations, please contact your units Non-Rate Assignment Officer.

NON-RATE ASSIGNMENTS:
Non-rate assignments are unique; we build our assignment slates weekly as
compared to rated assignment officers who work on an assignment year.
Constant dynamics require fluid communication between the unit and the
assignment officer. Non-rated members that are tour complete need to work
through their unit supervisor to request reassignment, as they are not
allowed to contact their assignment officer directly. Members that are
within 12 months of departing for
a class "A" school, or their end of enlistment will normally be retained at
their current unit. Approximately two months prior to the member's tour
completion date, the command representative should contact the assignment
officer to get a list of
available units for their member to choose from. Unless special
circumstances exist, we do not normally transfer non-rated members out of
the District/Area they are currently assigned to. We will work with the
command representative in determining an assignment that will be beneficial
to both the member and the Coast Guard. All assignments are made based on
needs of the service, category of the unit, and the member's
needs/wants/desires, respectively. If you are unsure of your unit priority,
please refer to the MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS AND AUTHORIZED ABSENCES, article
1.B.4.a.

Some things that units may want to consider which could help minimize gaps
with non-rate assignments:

Strikers - When a command approves a member to strike a rate, that
member will continue to fill their non-rated position
until they transfer or fleet-up orders are issued. The position of a member
who has successfully struck a rate will still be viewed as filled, and will
not count towards that unit's vacancy rate.

Discharges - In order to identify timely replacements for departing
members, please notify the appropriate non-rate assignment officer when
members are processed for discharge. Non-rate AO's often will not be aware
of this until the position is already vacant, unless notified early in the
process.

"A" Schools - Particularly units with operational commitments,
commands may request to delay the class convening dates for members going to
"A" school via epm-2. The end goal being to stagger the departure of their
non-rated
members. If you have any questions regarding non-rate assignments, please
feel free to contact your non-rate assignment officer.

The YN"A" Distance Course is coordinated by
PSC-EPM-2 and TRACEN Petaluma YN"A" Staff. For more information, please
contact the YN East Assignment Officer or the Monthly "A" School List Rate
Requirements Page.

A. No. IAW MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS AND AUTHORIZED ABSENCES
1.D.4
non-rates are not authorized to contact any non-rate and/or A school
assignment officer directly. If a non-rate has a question or concern, they
are advised to go through their Admin office or chain of command. If their
chain of command is unable to answer their question then the command may
contact the Assignment Officer directly. In most cases, questions and
concerns can be addressed at the PO1/CPO level.

Q. Can a member strike and be on an A school
list at the same time?

A. Yes. If they receive a designator (e.g.
SNBM) or are promoted to E-4, then their name is removed from the A school
list. A member can strike one rate and be on a different list at the same
time. Same provisions apply.

Q. If a member receives NJP, can they remain
on the list?

A. If a member receives NJP, they are
removed from any A school list for a minimum of 6 months after which a new
request would need to be submitted. Commands are advised to contact an A
school assignment officer if one of their members receives NJP.

Q. If a member received an alcohol incident
can they remain on the list?

A. As long as the member does not receive
NJP, they can remain on the list but will be placed on an ADMIN hold until
their next set of semi-annual evaluations.

Q. If a member is not recommended for
advancement, can they receive orders?

A. Members who are not recommended for
advancement will be placed on an ADMIN hold. That hold will only be removed
once the member is recommended for advancement on their next set of
semi-annual evaluations.

Q. Can I submit an A school request via
Direct Access?

A. Unfortunately this method is not
recommended. We (A school assignment officers) must do our checks on our end
to ensure that a member is fully qualified to be on the A school list. Also,
while a class that is being requested may appear to have an opening, on many
occasions we are holding that spot for a guaranteed student or have already
offered that spot to the next person on the list. If a request is received
via Direct Access one of the A school assignment officers will contact the
command directly asking to resubmit the request along with all the necessary
information as listed above.

If there are any questions that have not been
addressed here, please see the monthly A school notes which can be found on
the top left hand column of this website or contact one of the A school
assignment officers.